what are some 0 points or 1 point fruits and veggies?

downtomygoal · 10-24-2008, 01:35 AM

Im nto seeing anything im blind lol what are some 0 point and 1 point fruits and veggies? TY

kaplods · 10-24-2008, 02:46 AM

Most vegetables are zero points, with the exception of starchy ones like potato, sweet potato, squash, corn, peas, and carrots (carrots are zero up to 3/4 of a cup, I believe, but one cup is 1 point).

Most small pieces of fruit are 1 point. A medium to large apple is about 2, and a really large apple can be 3 points. One small tangerine or clementine is 0 points, but two are 1 point.

This is all from memory, as I'm not currently using points. If I've erred or WW has made changes, I'm sure current WW members can correct me.

suitejudyblueeyes · 10-24-2008, 06:27 AM

You got pretty much everything. Apples are 1 point unless they weigh more than 7.5 ounces, at which point they become 2. Bananas are usually 2 points.

What you can do to figure this stuff out, if you don't have the books to look everything up in, is look up the nutritional information for these fruits and plug those values into a points calculator.

downtomygoal · 10-24-2008, 11:13 AM

Thanks! I have no problem eating the fruits I love them. Its vegetables im challenged with lol

Cassidy Lee · 11-12-2008, 03:29 PM

I'm a huge veggie fan!

Some ideas to make veggies more appealing that I use at our house-
1. Roast them in olive oil. Yes, you have to count points for the oil, but if you figure you need a couple tablespoons and divide it among the people eating. For some great roasting tips, check out: webmd.com/food-recipes/features/roasted-vegetables-recipes-tips (won't let me post links yet, but you can google basic vegetable roasting)

2. Stir fry!! Use a bit of oil and water to steam them, then add some soy sauce and seasonings- curry, garlic, pepper

3. Use stir fried brocolli and/or mushrooms in burrittos or spaghetti sauce.

Those are just my ways of sneaking in extra veggies.

kaplods · 12-09-2008, 08:42 PM

Last night I bought some Fuji apples at the Walmart, and they were CRAZY huge, so I dug for the smaller ones in the bin (which were still pretty big), but brought one of the largest ones home just out of curiosity.

It weighed nearly a pound, just a few ounces shy. Since Calorie King says a 3.7 ounce apple, eating just the edible parts is 55 calories, that would put this apple at 220 calories or more (the way I cut an apple, there's less than an ounce of waste, regardlss of the size of the apple, because I quarter it and then just scoop out the core only).

That's a 4 point apple ?!

Lovemylife · 06-08-2009, 09:41 AM

Does anyone know if if the crooked neck (summer squash) is 0 or 1 pt per serving?

phatchick911 · 06-09-2009, 12:28 AM

Asian pears = 0 points!!!

Very high in fibre, but delicious!

MandiK · 06-10-2009, 03:31 PM

Almost all berries are 0 points for 1/2 cup.

evolve1587 · 11-27-2009, 11:09 AM

You could make a veggie soup (there is an example of a recipe in the tracker/welcome book) if I'm not mistaken it's 1 point per 1 cup serving... which if you want to add it to your lunch (ie: if you have a sandwich) then 1 cup of soup is going to be super filling because of all the different veggies in it! So it keeps you going longer!

Good luck!
- Julie

janann · 12-22-2009, 11:34 PM

You can also juice the veggies. My personal fave is carrot/apple. Very Yummy!

kaplods · 12-23-2009, 12:20 AM

Remember that even though veggies are zero points and unlimited, veggie juice is not (unless WW has changed this under the new system).

One serving of veggie juice can be counted as zero - but after a given amount (I don't remember what that is) it has to be counted using the point calculator.

This is because of all of the fiber that you're leaving behind by juicing (unless you're pureeing rather than juicing). Reducing the fiber content, increases the point value.